Category Archives: SharePoint Framework

When we launched SharePoint Server 2016, we shared the vision for SharePoint Server 2016 as a foundational release, born in the cloud, and built for continuous innovation. Today we’re pleased to announce our continued investments on this journey and commitment, the availability of Feature Pack 2.

Through the September 2017 Public Update for SharePoint Server 2016 we’re delivering several new features based on customer feedback and developer needs, highlighting these investments, the SharePoint Framework.

The SharePoint Framework (SPFx) is a page and web part model that provides full support for client-side SharePoint development, easy integration with SharePoint data and support for open source tooling. With the SharePoint Framework, you can use modern web technologies and tools in your preferred development environment to build productive experiences and apps on SharePoint that are responsive and mobile-ready from day one!

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Overview

The SharePoint Framework is a Page and Part model that enables fully supported client-side development, easy integration with the Microsoft Graph and support for open source tooling. This guide will help you prepare your OSX or macOS development environment for developing solutions with the SharePoint Framework.

Install Visual Studio Code

Install Yeoman and Gulp

Yeoman helps you kick-start new projects, and prescribes best practices and tools to help you stay productive. SharePoint client-side development tools include a Yeoman generator for creating new web parts. The generator provides common build tools, common boilerplate code, and a common playground web site to host web parts for testing.

Enter the following command to install Yeoman:

npm install -global yo

Gulp.js is a streaming build system that automatically takes care of redundant tasks for you.

Enter the following to command to install Gulp:

npm install --global gulp-cli

Install Yeoman SharePoint generator

The Yeoman SharePoint web part generator helps you quickly create a SharePoint client-side solution project with the right toolchain and project structure.

Enter the following command to install the Yeoman SharePoint generator: